Mesmerizing Map Shows the Real-Time Weather for Every Place in the World

This swirling psychedelic data explosion is our new favorite weather app. Ventusky, which debuted this summer, will show you the weather conditions in real time anywhere in the world on its gorgeous moving map.

Ventusky works a lot like Google Maps or your mapping software of choice. You can drag the map around and zoom in and out, or use the search bar to pull up any particlar place on the planet Earth you're curious about. The map shows the range of global temperatures in a rainbow array, with enchanting moving arrows revealing the wind direction and patterns everywhere. Other overlays show you precipitation, cloud cover, and air press around the world, and you can customize what you're seeing however you like.

You can even go backward in time to see past weather patterns or forward to see predictions. Really, though, it's just fun to stare at the planet revealed in such dynamic detail.

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